Washing-machine.



O. GRAHAM.

WASHING MACHINE.

, APPLICATION FILED MAY 27,1911.

1,041,067, Patented Oct. 15,1912.

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CARGILL GRAHAM, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OARGILL GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county 0]": WVyandotte and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines, and thepresent invention relates more particularly to simple, inexpensive meanswhereby the agitator ot' the washing-machine may be actuated by handpower with the least expenditure of labor.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowhe made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 shows a vertical section of a washing-machine embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the washing-machine.

1 designates a receptacle for the garments or other articles to bewashed. Said receptacle is supported by legs 2, and has an outward andupward extension 8 at one end to support a wringer, not shown.Receptacle 1 is normally closed by a lid 4, secured at one end to theupper portion of the receptacle by hinges 5, so that it may be thrownupward and backward to gain access to the interior of receptacle 1. Lid4 is provided at its opposite end with a hook 6 adapted to engage an eye7 on the receptacle, which latter has an outlet 8 at its lower portionnormally closed by a plug 9.

10 designates an agitator which in the present instance comprises a pairof conical cups 11, vertical stems 12 carrying said cups, and a pair ofparallel rock-bars 13 to the outer ends of which stems 12 arepivotallyconnected, said rock-bars being pivotallysecured at theircentral portions to a supporting member 14 extending upward from the topof lid 4, which has slots 15 for the passage of stems 12.

16 designates a hand-lever fulcrumed upon a bolt 17, extending through apair of ears18, at the end of the receptacle opposite extension 3. Thelower portion 19 of the hand-lever 16 is bent rearwardly, as shown inFig. 1, to make room for a conical spring Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed May 27, 1911.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Serial No. 629,867. r

20 interposed between said lower portion 19 and the adjacent end of thereceptacle.

21 designates a connecting-bar pivotallysecured at one end to a V-shapedcrank 22, detachably secured at its opposite hookshaped end 23, to abolt 24, projecting from one side of the hand-lever 16. Crank 22 issecured to the lower rock-bar 13.

In practice, after the clothes and water have been placed in receptacle1, and the lid 4 is lowered into position over said receptacle,reciprocating motion is imparted to the agitator by moving the upper endof the hand-lever in the direction of arrow (1, which movementcompresses the conical spring 20, so that the same will return the upperportion of the hand-lever on its forward stroke without labor on thepart of the operator. After the clothes have been thoroughly washed, thewater is drained from the receptacle on removing the plug 9, and accessis had to the clothes by throwing lid 1 upwardly and backwardly againstthe hand-lever 16.

Vhile I have shown the preferred constrnction of the invention, I do notwish to be limited to the exact details of construction and arrangementof parts shown and described, but reserve the right to make such changesas properly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a receptacle and a cover thereon, a verticalmember extending upwardly from the cover, a pair of parallel rock-barspivoted centrally of their lengths to the upper end of said member,stems depending from and pivotally connected to the ends of saidrock-bars, an a itator on the lower end of each stem, a \fishaped crankconnected at its free upper ends to the lower of said rock-bars onopposite sides of the pivotal point thereof, a hand lever pivotedintermediate of its ends to said receptacle, a spring between saidreceptacle and the lower end of the hand lever, and a connecting barbetween the lower end of said crank and the hand lever.

2. In combination with a receptacle and a cover thereon, a pair ofspaced stems having agitators on their lower ends, a member eX- tendingupwardly from the cover, means pivoted to said stems and to said memberfor supporting the stems, a crank connected to said means, a hand leverpivoted intermediate its ends to the receptacle and having its lower endbent outwardly away from the receptacle, a spring between said lower endof the hand lever and the receptacle, and a 10 connecting bar betweenthe crank and the hand lever above the pivot of the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses. v CARGILL GRAHAM.

Witnesses:

F. G. FISCHER, E. C. LILLIAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G."

